Nursery
Welcome to Nursery!
We are so pleased that you have chosen West Town Lane Academy Nursery to begin your child's learning journey. Here you will find helpful information regarding your child's learning, key dates and events.
Nursery Staff
From left: Mrs Jackson, Miss Stephens, Mrs Burchill, Miss Chipato and Mrs Galliford
Teachers: Mrs Galliford & Mrs Burchill.
Keyworkers: Mrs Jackson, Miss Chipato
Support: Miss Stephens.
Daily Overview
Please note that we will be working towards the Daily Overview as the year progresses and the children settle into Nursery.
Term 5: Who Helps Me?
Our enquiry this term is 'Who Helps Me?' We will be learning all about real life superhero’s and the people in our lives who help us to be happy and healthy. We will be learning all about various job roles from doctors to dentists and firefighters to police officers. We will be visited by our friends in the health sector and the emergency services.
We will be exploring a variety of texts to enhance our learning including 'Supertato', 'There's A Superhero In My Book!', 'Superhero Like You', 'Real Superhero's’ and 'When You’re Fast Asleep - Who Works At Night Time?.' We will be continuing to develop our listening skills using Phase 1 phonics. We will be focusing on oral blending and segmenting, initial sounds, name recognising and writing. We will also be encouraging meaningful mark making through our play, e.g. letters, cards etc.
We will continue to master our foundation mathematical skills with a focus on positional language, more/fewer than, sequencing and 2D/3D shapes.
We are also pleased to say that we will be having a visit from Little City again this year, thanks to a generous donation from the Friends of School. This gives the children to explore and play in a variety of different job roles such as police, fire, hairdressers, builders, vets and supermarkets.
First Day of the Term: Tuesday 22nd April 2025
Last Day of the Term: Thursday 22nd May 2025
Stay and Play Dates:
W2 – Tuesday 29th April @ 2:30pm
W3 - Thursday 8th May @ 2:30pm
W5 - Celebration Stay & Play - Tuesday 20th May and Thursday 22nd May
Please see below a list of useful links to support you:
FLORA (Families, Local Offer, Resources and Advice) provides information, advice, signposting and support for families who are in the early stages of identifying that their child may have additional needs. Call: 0117 352 6020 Email: FLORA@bristol.gov.uk
ERIC Potty training support https://www.eric.org.uk/guide-to-potty-training
Children's Centre Welcome - South Bristol Children's Centres (southbristolcc.org.uk)
The link below gives you more information on 15 hours and 30 hours of childcare funded by the government;
https://www.gov.uk/help-with-childcare-costs/free-childcare-and-education-for-2-to-4-year-olds
The link below gives you more information on 15 hours and 30 hours of childcare funded by the government;
https://www.gov.uk/help-with-childcare-costs/free-childcare-and-education-for-2-to-4-year-olds
